Stunning victory for Parimal Nathwani in Jharkhand Rajya Sabha election

Gujarati Businessman,Parimal nathwani,today won the rajya sabha seat from jharkhand.Nathwani,who contested as an independent candidate with the support of NDA clinched the victory.

Post Published By: Rohit Goyal

Updated : 18 June 2026, 6:50 PM IST

Parimal Nathwani wins

Ranchi: Gujarati Businessman,Parimal nathwani,today won the rajya sabha seat from jharkhand.Nathwani,who contested as an independent candidate with the support of NDA clinched the victory through cross voting from Congress and other parties. He polled 28 votes which is a minimum required number.

Nathwani, defeated congress candidate Pranav Jha, a close assocaiate of the Congress President mallikharjun Kharghe and the congress was expecting Jha to win. Congress alleged there was cross voting from Congress.

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Nathwani,represented the Rajya sabha from Jharkhand earlier for two terms from 2008 to 2020.From 2020, he shifted to Andhra Pradesh and won rajya sabha on YSRCP ticket.

There were two rajya sabha vacancies from Jharkhand election for which polling was held today. besides, Nathwani,theJharkhand mukti morcha candidate Baidyanath Ram

this who contested an independent Canditae, who contested the Rajya sabha election from Jharkhand with the support of NDA

Nathwani is closely associated with Reliance industries and closely associate with Reliance founder Dhirubai Ambani. he is presently director of the relianc group.